American Architectural Elements
Color: Orange
Place of Origin: American
Massive Orange Lacquered Planters by Architectural Fiberglass
By Architectural Fiberglass
Located in Dallas, TX
Perfectly simple, modern forms in an extraordinary scale planters by Architectural fiberglass. Radical for their time, their pure forms, startled the eye in 1950s America, where fat-...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Architectural Elements
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Fiberglass
XL Blueprint Copy of “Proposed Golden Gate Bridge Crossing of San Francisco”
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fascinating and expansive six-foot-wide 1950s copy on paper of a historically important and rare 1923 panoptic engineering blueprint titled “Proposed Highway Crossing - San Francisco to Sausalito” by John G. Little & Co. It depicts a pair of suggested solutions for bridging the world famous Golden Gate, the mile-wide strait where San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific Ocean.
Both crisply rendered San Francisco-to-Sausalito crossings are meticulously drafted in full at 1” = 400’ scale, with each having a total length of 22,780 feet (4.31 miles). The proposal at top depicts a high-level bridge with three 1,100 ft. spans, and the proposal at bottom depicts a combination trestle-and-tube design that presciently evokes the similarly submerged Transbay Tube that would open fifty years later nearby. Little estimated their respective costs to be $14,000,000 and $11,000,000—or approximately $215,333,000 and $169,190,000 when adjusted for inflation.
As shown in the aerial view map at top right, the proposed connection points would’ve been near where Van Ness...
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1950s Industrial Vintage American Architectural Elements
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Paper
Scalamandre by Brian Coleman, Dan Mayers 'Photographer' Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Scalamandre by Brian Coleman and Dan Mayers (Photographer). Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Utah, 2004. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The book is ins...
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Early 2000s American Architectural Elements
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Paper
White Pillars Early Life & Architecture Of The Lower Mississippi Valley, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
White Pillars: Early Life & Architecture Of The Lower Mississippi Valley Written by and Illustrated by J. Frazer Smith. New York: William Helburn, 1941. 2...
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1940s Vintage American Architectural Elements
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Paper
Large Modular Cast Aluminum Orange Yard Art Indoor Outdoor Playground Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Modular in that this is three pieces of cast aluminum. Each has been sand blasted and powder coated. Measures 75" tall assembled.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Architectural Elements
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Aluminum
Building by the Book Volumes 1 & 2 First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Building by the Book Volumes I & 2, Building by the Book, by Center for Palladian Studies in America. University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1984-1986. Pair of 1st Ed har...
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1980s Vintage American Architectural Elements
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Paper
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By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary American Architectural Elements
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H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Perg...
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Late 19th Century Moorish Antique American Architectural Elements
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H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
17th Century Tuscan Renaissance Style Confessional Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original 17th century renaissance confessional from Vicopisano in Tuscany. Made of solid oak.
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17th Century Renaissance Antique American Architectural Elements
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Oak
Ancient Temple in Lacquered Wood from the End of the 1600s
Located in Cesena, FC
Beautiful rare temple dating back to around the second half of the 17th century in the middle of the Baroque period made of finely carved and gilded wood.
Rich sculpted decoration, carving with volute curls. The perforated and gilded dome is of great value. Beautiful old patina.
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1680s Baroque Antique American Architectural Elements
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Early 20th Century French Plaster Architectural Column
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic French plaster architectural column.
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20th Century American Architectural Elements
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Large Kramer Brothers Cast Iron Planter Pot in Black Finish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Monumental Kramer Brothers planter urn. Produced in three pieces base, main body and planter insert. Each piece media blasted and powder coated in Matte black finish. Measures 28" wi...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco American Architectural Elements
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Iron
An exceptional period pair of Arts & Crafts hand hammered & wrought iron gates
By Charles Robert Ashbee
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of Arts and Crafts hand-hammered and hand-wrought iron gates with scrolling floral decoration to the top with some of the widest tight scroll work decoration I ha...
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1890s Arts and Crafts Antique American Architectural Elements
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Wrought Iron
H 108 in W 62.2 in D 2 in
3 Piece Wrought Iron Yard Gate Set
Located in New York, NY
Three piece wrought iron garden gate with twisted and square stock spindles and corner scrolls which is hinged and latched onto the matching side panels. There is existing old paint ...
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20th Century American Architectural Elements
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Large and Whimsical Cast Stone Windmill Garden Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A vintage cast stone windmill garden sculpture with window, doorway and faux patches of worn casing revealing the brick superstructure below. The conical roo...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Architectural Elements
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Pair 8 ft Wide Wrought Iron Driveway Entry Gate Set
Located in New York, NY
This is a great pair of heavy stock antique curved top wrought iron entry gates with curled end posts. Install them as an entrance to your prop...
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20th Century American Architectural Elements
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White Pillars: Early Life & Architecture Of The Lower Mississippi Valley, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
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1940s Vintage American Architectural Elements
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Pair of Brass Handles
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 20th century American polished brass handles or towel bars with cast ends. Two different lengths.
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Early 20th Century Rustic American Architectural Elements
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Cast Iron Railroad DERAIL Sign, Early 20th Century
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very thick cast iron DERAIL sign, early 20th century American railroad. Great original yellow and black paint. Two holes for easy mounting. This sign is quite heavy.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Architectural Elements
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Original Chevy Mid-Century OK Neon Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
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Pair of Architectural Terra-Cotta Corinthian Capital Elements as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Terra-cotta half corinthian capitals mounted on acrylic bases. 1920's (most likely Gladding McBean). Newly re-wired. Measurements below do not include shades (shades not included).
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